The US has pulled a coup d'etat in Haiti

FROM FATHER MICHAEL GRAVES IN HAITI

Dear Friends,
This message is mainly addressed to two contact
persons in the USA State Government; the two names
listed first. I am sending copies to you so that you
will have a better idea of what is going on in Haiti,
and who has caused it.
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Dear Messrs. Tilghman and Connell,
Greetings to you from Haiti on this MOST unhappy
day. Pressure from the USA...a supposed bastion of
democracy, has finally caused the fall of the fragile
democracy in Haiti. Action by the USA has finally
allowed the murderous thugs of the rebel army in the
north of our country to rejoice in believing that they
have won; that they have caused President Aristide to
leave. I can't believe that MY country (I am a US
citizen and have been an Orthodox missionary priest in
Haiti for 18 years!) has used its brute force to
topple the elected president of Haiti. I simply can't
believe it! This is a sad day for me, and it will
prove to be an extremely sad day for the USA since
they will be blamed for the catastrophe, not only by
Haitians, but by supporters of democracy throughout
the world.
Fortunately for me, I am well-known in Haiti by the
Haitians and they will not associate my US citizenship
with the recent activities of the US Government. But,
believe me, for the first time in my life (which is 69
years) I am embarrassed and somewhat ashamed of being
associated with the present government of the USA.
There are many persons in the USA that are opposed
to numerous activities by their government, but they
have not risen as rebels, nor called upon a foreign
government to help them rid the country of President
Bush. There are serious questions regarding the
validity of Bush's election, but there has not been an
attempt to overthrow him. (Even though many would
support such a move!) The USA is a supposed democracy,
and in a democracy the voice of the people; the voice
of the majority rules the day. We must wait for the
end of the term of George Bush to be rid of him; we
cannot merely "push him out".
But believe me, this "one-term" President Bush will
go down in history as not only having gained his
position under much questioning and suspicion, but as
the one who accepted and believed much information
which was slanted and biased. (eg: WMD's in Iraq and
the unpopularity of Aristide in Haiti.)
Believe me, my friends, the US government has made
a serious error today. It has allowed the murderers
and convicted thugs to "win their battle", and there
will be bloodshed, one way or another. Maybe there are
those in Secretary Powell's crowd that believe they
have saved Haiti from a bloodbath, but they will soon
see that they were terribly incorrect. I live in one
of the safer areas and the shooting and looting has
already begun. I could not get out to conduct church
services this morning because of thugs running up and
down in front of our house firing rifles. Some of the
faithful members of our congregation were scared and
had to take cover and run home. This has been caused
by the USA as a result of its acting on false
information from those who wish to continue their
illicit activities under thre protection of the
Haitian government....and now under the protection of
the US Government!
To put it succinctly: THE USA HAS PULLED A COUP
D'ETAT ON HAITI! Other coups (and I have lived through
many)in Haiti were pulled by opposition politicians
and military leaders, but this one was pulled by the
US Government.
Shame, shame. Many human lives will be lost as a
result of this coup, and the blame is on your
shoulders.

Father Michael Graves in Haiti